Tag: Her Booke

Curator’s Forum: Julia King (Lambeth Palace Library) and Eleanor Jackson (British Library)

November 6 at 17:30 – 19:00

The lead curators on the exhibitions ‘Her Booke’: Early Modern Women and their Books (Lambeth Palace Library) and ‘Medieval Women: in their Own Words’ will come together for a Q&A session on the joys and challenges of curating exhibitions on women’s book and literary history in library settings. They will discuss processes such as selection, curation, writing accompanying literature and design. This session will be of interest to anyone curious about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into exhibitions, particularly aspiring curators and students of library and heritage studies.

All are welcome, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Tuesday 5 November.

Please note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.

Free

Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Road
London, SE1 7JT
020 7898 1400
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Julia King: Remember the Scrybeler: Syon Abbey’s Books at Lambeth Palace Library

October 23 at 17:30 – 19:00

Syon Abbey was England’s first and only Birgittine abbey, founded by Henry V in 1415. By the time of the Dissolution, it had become one of the richest monastic houses in England. The Abbey was a double house of men and women, but the women’s community was far larger and, during its existence, the Abbey was headed exclusively by Abbesses.

The Birgittine order followed by the inhabitants of Syon Abbey forbade any material possessions other than books. Under the guidance of its several abbesses, this exception led to the development of one of the largest libraries in England, and a community where reading and piety were intertwined throughout daily life. In her lecture, Julia King will comment on the cultures of women’s reading and writing that flourished at the Abbey, using evidence from books in Lambeth Palace Library’s collections.

All are welcome, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Tuesday 22 October.

Please note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.

Free

Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Road
London, SE1 7JT
020 7898 1400
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Helen Smith (University of York): Voices in Ink: Early Modern Women and Print

September 19 at 17:30 – 19:00

Professor Helen Smith’s book, Grossly Material Things, and edited collection, Renaissance Paratexts, have shaped debates about the presence of women as actors and agents in the literary marketplace, highlighting women’s involvement in the commissioning, printing, distribution and consumption of printed materials in the early modern period. She also comments on the gendered relations between writing, translating, publishing, and reading discernible in literature from this era. She will join us at Lambeth Palace Library to discuss women’s roles in the printing industry in the early modern period.

All are welcome, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Wednesday 18 September.

Please note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.

Free

Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Road
London, SE1 7JT
020 7898 1400
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